The Maintenance Act (chap. 35:61, sect. 12) empowers a magistrate, on being satisfied that the mother of a child is not a fit and proper person to have custody of a child, appoint some person other than the mother to have custody provided that such person is willing.
La Ley de mantenimiento (cap. 35:61, art. 12) faculta a un magistrado, que considera que la madre del menor no es la persona idónea ni apropiada para tener su custodia, a transmitir la tutela a otra persona, siempre que esa persona esté dispuesta.